Global Patent Index - EP 3936342 B1

EP 3936342 B1 20230809 - PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

Title (en)

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

Title (de)

DRUCKVORRICHTUNG UND DRUCKVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

IMPRIMANTE ET PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION

Publication

EP 3936342 B1 20230809 (EN)

Application

EP 21182295 A 20210629

Priority

JP 2020116400 A 20200706

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3936342A1] A printing apparatus includes: power supply circuits including at least a first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit, the power supply circuits having mutually different output voltages; and a head including nozzles, the nozzles forming groups arranged in a first direction, each of the nozzles being associated with any one of the power supply circuits. The groups include a first group and a second group adjacent to each other in the first direction. The first group is formed by nozzles associated with the first power supply circuit and nozzles associated with the second power supply circuit. The second group is formed by nozzles associated with the first power supply circuit and nozzles associated with the second power supply circuit.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/045 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B41J 2/04506 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/04508 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/04541 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/04548 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/0455 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/0457 (2013.01 - US); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/07 (2013.01 - CN); B41J 2202/21 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3936342 A1 20220112; EP 3936342 B1 20230809; CN 113895150 A 20220107; JP 2022014194 A 20220119; US 11504964 B2 20221122; US 2022001664 A1 20220106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21182295 A 20210629; CN 202110727848 A 20210629; JP 2020116400 A 20200706; US 202117367830 A 20210706